Apparatus for drying washed birds, dogs, and other animals.



R. G. FURLEY.

APPARATUS FOR DRYING WASHED BIRDS, DOGS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIS, 191s.

1,096,708. Patented May 12, 1914.

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APPARATUS FOR DRYING WASHED BIRDS, DOGS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1913. 7 1,096,708. Patented May 12, 1914.

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ROBERT G'WYNN'E FURIQEY, OI NEWLAND, ENGLAND.

APPARATUS FOR DRYING WASHED BIRDS,DOGS, AND OTHER ANIMALS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed m 1a, 1913. Serial No. 767,274.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT GWYNNE FUR- LEY, a subject of the King of Great Britain and Ireland, and a resident of Newland, Coleford, Gloucester, En land, have invented certai new and use 111 Apparatus for Drying ashed Birds, Do s, and other Animals; and I do hereby dec are the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

This invention relates to ap aratus for drying washed birds, 'do s and other animals (hereinafter referre to as animals) particularly when intended for show purposes, in a quick and efiicient manner without inconvenience or detriment thereto.

The invention comprises an animal dryingchamber open at each end', perforated or reticulated screens at said-ends and intermediate of said ends dividing the drying chamber into compartments, an air heating chamber communicating with one end of the drying chamber, an air extractor at the other end of the drying chamber, and means permitting access to the interiors of the chambers.

In the operation of the apparatus, the

animals are placed in the compartments of the drying chamber, and the air extractor is driven so that fresh air is drawn into the air heating chamber and from thence successively through the compartments of the drying chamber, whereby the animals 'are speedily and conveniently dried.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front longitudinal elevation of the apparatus; Fig. 2 is a part longitudinal sectional elevation; Fig. 3 is an end elevation; Fig. 4 is a sectional plan on 4-4, Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a sectional plan on 5-5, Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is atransverse sectional elevation on 66, Fig. '1.

In the construction represented, a, is an animal drying chamber; 2) is an air heating chamber, in which an oil burner or other heating device, a", is placed; and c is an air extractor. The drying chamber is closed at the roof, base and back, and is fitted with doors, cl, adapted to slide vertically in guides,

e, at the front. The doors, d, may be held up by turn-buttons or the like, f, as shown on the left, Fig. 1,-0r may depend as shown on the right, Figg are wire screens on frames, 71., situate at the ends of the drying chamber and intermediate of the ends for dividing the chamher into compartments to keep the animals isolated and from contact with the heating device and the air extractor.

of the respective compartments.

The drying chamber is supported at one end by the air heating chamber, 6, and at the other end by legs, 2'. The air heating chamher is deeper than the drying chambers so that the heating device, as, which rests on a support, j, is situate below the level of the drying chamber. The air heating chambercommunicates with the drying chamber through an opening, is, at the upper part of the air heating chamber, and is formed with cold air inlets, Z, m, at its lower part. The inlets, l, may be formed in a double screen between the walls of which is a filtering layer of hygroscopic material such as calcium oxid to dry the air before it is drawn into the hotair chamber through the inlets, m, as shown in.Fig. 4:. I

The roof of the hot air chamber is inclined as shown in Fig. 2, to direct the hot air into the drying chamber, and inclined dependent, baflies, n, are arranged in the upper parts of the drying chamber to deflect the air downward onto the animals. The baffles may be adjustable in inclination.

The air extractor is mounted on a cross stay, 0, and is protected by, a guard, 2. The air extractor is geared up from a driving handle, 9, or other driving agent by sprocket wheels, 7, s, and a chain t. The air extractor is of such dimensions as to insure a current of dry warm air passing all around the animals.

u is a door for facilitating access to the heating device.

1: represents perches on which birds may stand.

The air heating chamber and the animal drying chamber are preferably constructed of fire resisting material, such as sheet asbestos, mounted on a suitable framework. Al-

though a drying chamber for two animals is shown in the drawings, it may be constructed animals.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. Apparatus for drying washed blrds,

dogs and other animals comprising a drying 110 chamber open 'at the ends, reticulated screens at said ends, guides at the front of the cham- Patented May 12, 1914.

The doors 60 permit independent access to the interiors to accommodate any desired number of ber, doors adapted to slide in the guides and to open by moving vertically-downward, an.

air heating chamber of greater depth than and communicating at its upper part with one end of the drying chamber, and an air extractor at the other enduof the drying chamber, substantially asdescribed.

2. Apparatus for drying washed birds,

dogs and other animals comprising a drying chamber open at the ends, reticulated-J screens at said ends and intermediate of said ends forming the chamber into a series of succes sive compartments, vertical guides at the front of the compartments, doors adapted to slide in the guides for permitting access to said compartments, an air heatingchamber communicating at its upper part with one end of the drying chamber and communicating at its lower part and below the level of the drying chamber with the atmosphere, and an air extractor at the other end of the drying chamber for drawing the heated air through the series of compartments, substantially as described.

dogs and other animals comprising a drying chamber open at theends, reticulated screens at said ends, an air extractor at one end of j the chamber, for drawing air thereinto and therethrough, and an inclined-deflector at the upper part of the chamberfor directing the entering air in a downward direction within the chamber, substantially as described.

, 4. Apparatus for drying washed birds,-

dogs and other animals comprising a drying chamber open at the ends, reticulated screens 'at'said ends, an air extractor atone end of the chamber for drawing air thereinto and 3. Apparatus for drying washed ibirds,

- therethrough, and an inclined adjustabledeflector at the upper part of the chamber for directing the entering air in a downward direction within the chamber, substantially as described.

5. Apparatus for drying washed birds, dogs and other animals comprising a drying chamber open at the ends, reticulated screens at said ends, an air heating chamber communicating with one end of the drying chamber, said airheating chamber haying an inclined roof for directing the heated air into the'drying chamber, and an inclined deflector atthe upper part of the drying chamber for-directing the entering heated air down nicating with one end of the drying chamber and having air inlets at its lower part, a hygroscopic filter covering said inlets, a fuel burner for. inducing an upward current of air through the air heating chamber, an inclined roof to said air heating chamber 'fordirecting the heated air into the drying chamber, and an air extractor at the other end of said drying chamber, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

Bonner GWYNNE FURLEY.

Witnesses: T. A. F. SMEAD, OARoLINn BURT. 

